Another Mora thread....again.

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Okay, I have the 510 which I like and still learning, but I love the 780 for the toughness. The problem I'm having is that I can't get it to spark like the 510 off of a firesteel. Is this because of the stainless on the outside or should I flatten out the spine more to get a sharper edge? I did try to search for the answer in the search feature but I came up with nada.

I was also thinking about getting the Mora 2000. What are your opinions on it with the stainless steel? Does anyone use it to spark a fire or should I stay with just carbon steel knives?

Oh and another thing I have to say is that I love these cheapo knives. They are light and very good quality for the money. I tend to take one of my moras out to play in the dirt before any thing else.
 
The 510 is a carbon blade, not a stainless blade. The ability to get a good strike from a firesteel is just about having a sharp edge. On main blades, I'll take a file or stone and flatten out the distal part of the spine, so that it's got a bit of an edge to use as a scrape, both for the firesteel and other tasks (fuzzing up some tinder, for example). I try not to do it too close to the handle, because that's where my thumb often rests and I prefer not to have acute edges in that point.
 
No problems getting sparks from the M2000. It's not the type of steel, it's the sharp edge that gives the sparks. You can even use a piece of glass.
 
When I first got my #510 it would strike a spark for anything, I took the spine to the belt grinder and made it nice a flat. Now it throws sparks better than any other device I have. If you don't have a belt grinder(sander) you can do the same with files and sand paper, it will just take a little longer.
 
SpookyPistolero said:
The 510 is a carbon blade, not a stainless blade. The ability to get a good strike from a firesteel is just about having a sharp edge. On main blades, I'll take a file or stone and flatten out the distal part of the spine, so that it's got a bit of an edge to use as a scrape, both for the firesteel and other tasks (fuzzing up some tinder, for example). I try not to do it too close to the handle, because that's where my thumb often rests and I prefer not to have acute edges in that point.
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SP speaks the truth. The type of steel is only a factor if you're trying to get a spark from natural flint rock. Carbon steel is then needed over stainless.

The sharp edge (as others have already mentioned) is needed on either ss, or carbon to get sparks from a ferrocium rod.
 
That is why the Fallkniven knives (that are almost as sharp as ice skates) make lots of sparks. Think ice skates.
 
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